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And questioning the way that this was, they think, mishandled, even high ranking senators like dianne feinstein that arent pleased with the situation. if an individual like bowe bergdahl was hearing this, it could impact some of the reintegration process which could take six months or more. >> six months or more. the public polling is now coming out. were finding out that the public at large is not in support of his rescue. that would be a very difficult thing to come home to. they are going to ...

Prisoner of war in afghanistan until his release last weekend. heres what the president told nbcs brian williams about his decision to trade those guantanamo bay prisoners for bergdahl. >> it was a unoon muss -- unanimous decision among my principals in my government and a view that was shared by my -- the members of the joint chiefs of staff and this is something that i would do again and i will continue to do wherever i have an opportunity if i have a member of our military in captivity. were ...

>> thanks for having me. >> what do we understand about the current condition of bowe bergdahl, physically, mentally, what are you getting a sense of? >> the doctors are telling us that hes in stable condition and improving steady every day. theyre of course working very hard to bring him through this reintegration process carefully, in a measured deliberate way. we do hear that he is improving, that hes engaging with the medical staff there. that hes talking. so the signs with are in a boss dir...

Reintegration process designed by the army. phase one is called initial recovery, including emergency medical care, early psychological support and meetings, debriefing him on any specific information he can share about where and how he was held. sources say, thats already taken place at a forward operating base in afghanistan bergdahl is now in phase two in landstuhl called decompression to make sure hes ready for regular social contact. >> decompression, almost as it sounds, is a chance betwee...

Theyre not in great health. theyre going through a reintegration process of their own. and one official told me if they ever come up on the grid again, if they ever see them close to a battlefield, that recapture is not going to be an option. that they will simply be eliminated, one official said weve been down the capture route. weve exhausted it. >> that certainly is for anybody that follows the intel community, they always get their man. if these guys show up anywhere a drone will be five min...

Has been standing by for some time now in landstuhl, germany. what you got? >> we actually dont have very much. >> thank you, richard engel in germany. >> why not? why not? because now im worried theyre covering up hes in fine condition. >> we dont have a lot of details. >> why? >> we were expecting, perhaps, he would be released today, but officials here arent even authorized to give us any statements on camera about his condition. we were expecting a written statement earlier. all of the previ...

Investigated. i think he should be evaluated, given the best treatment possible, given the best care possible. he is going to have a hell of a reintegration process. his family is as well. and i think we should defer judgment on that until we know really what happened and what we should go on and do about it. >> if we ever know. >> which we might not. >> thank you both very much. and still to come, two 12-year-old girls allegedly stabbed their friend 19 times to impress a fictional character. ...

Was dust being churned up by the helicopter or wind? its a question. emotional moment for him regardless, after all that time. after all that time not knowing when he if he would be released and if he would survive. >> matthew, what do you think our best guess is as to how this video is going to impact the nature of bowe bergdahls r integration. the more mfgs people are getting about how he is perceived, whats known about him? how do you think this plays into the efforts of getting him back? >> ...

In columbia. he went to the same facility where sergeant bergdahl is expected to go. in 2003 he was taking part in a narcotics mission for the pentagon when his plane wept down. the colombian military rescued him. e he joins me now live. appreciate you being with us. you were held for five years and you went to the same reintegration process that sergeant bergdahl is going through. whats the biggest challenge you face suddenly being free after having everything controlled for so long? >> gosh, i...

Determined by the -- that the rate at what he heals and starts that process of reintegration himself, wolf. >> has he been in direct contact with his family in idaho? >> you know, we dont know that. weve been asking it, kind a couple times a day of the officials weve been in contact with. theyre not confirming or denying it. part of the reintegration process will involve potentially here at landstuhl some kind of interaction with family members. we dont know whether hes been in contact with him ...